Fit Tip Tuesday!: Rock that lunchbox mom and dads!

Ask any kid what their favorite subject in school is I betcha most will say lunch and recess, and perhaps gym. So parents that means we have a big responsibility to make sure we get it right. While it may seem like the easiest thing to do is to send your kid on the bus with a few bucks for the school lunch, the healthier thing to do would be make it at home.

With a little planning and some of the great tips from experts that work for companies dedicated to making healthier choices, such as Stoneyfield, Annie’s, Honest Kids and Organic Valley, and tips from parents just like us you will be able to create a finger-licking good lunch by checking out rockthelunchbox.com .

They want you to think outside the lunch box and make a rockin’ lunch that your kid won’t want to trade away or dump in the trash can.

There are dozens of ideas to chose from like a Spongebob sandwich made with Whole Wheat bread, cheese and cucumbers or Annie’s to-go pack of mac-n-cheese with fruit and a Stoneyfield yogurt.

Food allergies? No problem. That got that covered. Just select the type of lunch you need to make — vegetarian, gluten-free, nut-free or the most popular picks. When you’ve mastered some of the suggestions and begun to make up your own you can download a pic and details to help other parents rock their kids lunch box too.

There are also videos that you can watch, from the experts, with tips like how to make a lunch in 5 minutes — now that’s what I’m talking about — or how to be creative and fun with your lunch, how to make a real food lunch and how to keep it all cool or warm and safe to eat.

Best of all there are some coupons to get your grocery list started.

While you’re at it why not find some ideas that you may enjoy. Why should the kids have all the fun, yummy lunches. Make them a lunch and one for yourself.